Great World Leaders Melissa Edwards MGT 380 Leadership for Organizations January 6‚ 2012 Great World Leaders When I think of great world leaders‚ certain characteristics and traits come to mind. For someone to be considered a great world leader‚ they need to have done something special‚ something that changed society in a major way. Great leaders are not afraid of change or being shunned by society. When I think of great world leaders‚ I think of Steve Jobs‚ Apple‚ CEO because he was passionate
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Charismatic Leaders February 19‚ 2014 SP2750 The German sociologist Max Weber is the person responsible for introduction the idea of charisma as being a type of leadership. Weber believed that leaders who possessed charismatic leadership qualities were highly esteemed persons. Talcott Parson is widely credited with importing Weber’s ideas to the United States. Lowell Bennion was the first person responsible for making available Weber’s original ideas in the United States. (Papers‚ 2009)
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Some people believe that leaders are born with the necessary qualities that make them successful as a leader. While others believe that leadership‚ like many other similar characteristics‚ can be learned and developed through life. For me‚ I think much of the debate depends on how you define leadership. If leadership means having an ability and desire to inspire and influence others then I can see the argument that leaders are born with leading qualities. For example when I see my sister using
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won’t happen unless those ideas can be communicated to others in a way that engages them. Put even more simply‚ the leader is the inspiration and director of the action. He is the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and leadership skills that makes others want to follow his direction. In business‚ leadership is welded to performance. Those who are viewed as effective leaders are those who increase their company’s bottom lines. To further confuse the definition of leadership
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‘Leaders should lead by example’ so the saying goes. There are certain characteristic found in some people. It is just that‚ they put them in a position where people looked up to as a leader. People often say ‘ He or she is a born leader’. Whether in fact a person is born a leader or develop skills and abilities to become a good leader is open for debate. There are some clear characteristics that are found in good leaders. These qualities can be developed and naturally is the part of their personality
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Leaders are born‚ not made”. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Can all managers go on to be a leader? Explain. For several years‚ the concern whether leaders are born or made is an issue of great controversy. From different opinions however‚ it could be a little bit of both hence proving that any manager can go on to be a great leader as well. Among other definitions‚ Maxwell (1993‚ p.11) has defined leadership as an ability to influence others. He also defined a leader as a person
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good leader you must be a good follower ……………….3 2. The qualities which leaders and followers share………………………......3 3. Distinctive qualities between a good leader and a follower……………….4 4. The Best Methods of being a good leader…………………………………..5 5. The qualities which a good leader must possess…………………………...6 Conclusion…………………………………………………………....………8 References……….…………………………………………………………...9 INTRODUCTION There has been always considerable discussion about connection between great leaders and
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Imagine a world without leaders. A leader‚ defined by Websters Dictionary‚ is a person who rules‚ or guides others. When we think of leaders‚ we think of leaders of things as big as countries or nations‚ and as small as towns or even schools. Different types of leaders have duties they have to fulfill but one thing that all effective leaders are‚ is strong willed‚ knowledgeable‚ and powerful. In some times in history‚ it may be true that these three words bring out a side of the word “effective”
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discussion of informal groups. There is very little information available that compares these two processes of leading in leadership research. In fact‚ most research is done on formal leaders‚ those in a “position” of leadership. This complicates the analysis of the process of leading due to ways that these leaders may use the various forms of authority and power (Bass & Steidlmeier‚ 1999; Fairholm‚ 1998; French & Raven‚ 1959) available to persons in these positions: legitimate‚ coercion‚ and reward
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provide different insights on how leaders work in an effective manner (Alcorn‚ 2003: 106). Leadership styles and methods differ from each other‚ but effective leadership improves procedures of organizational diagnosis and communication within the workplace for the development of better and more reliable business performance. An effective leader is not confined or judged by styles and approaches used‚ but the impact and result of that leadership style. Effective leaders face fast-changing workplace
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